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Scoping Search Results

Scoping controls what content each search box returns.

Using data-ss360-include and data-ss360-exclude​

Add data-ss360-include or data-ss360-exclude directly to each search input element in your HTML. This is the only approach that supports true include logic — no UI equivalent exists.

  • data-ss360-include="[]" — no restriction, all content groups are included
  • data-ss360-include="['Products','Reviews']" — returns only the listed groups
  • data-ss360-exclude="['Menu Items']" — returns everything except the listed groups

To find the right element, look for the one matching the selector value in your ss360Config — that is your search box element.

Using Result Groups in Design & Publish​

Result Groups let you categorise your indexed content into named groups — for example, Recipes, Articles, or Menu Items. See the Result Groups documentation to learn how to create and manage them.

Scoping via Result Groups is exclusion-based — results include everything except the groups you explicitly disable. There is no native include-only toggle.

To exclude a Result Group, open Design & Publish, navigate to Results and select Result Groups. There you can toggle off the groups you want to suppress.

Result Groups in Design & Publish

Which Approach to Use​

GoalRecommended approach
Limit a search box to specific groupsdata-ss360-include on the input element
Exclude one or a few groups from a broad searchResult Groups via Design & Publish
Two search boxes with completely different settingsSeparate Configurations in Design & Publish
Two search boxes with different scopes, same setupdata-ss360-include per input element
Two separate SS360 projects on the same pageMultiple site IDs in code — see Multiple Search Boxes